Modern CSS Animations

Keyframe animations for cards, icons, loaders and headings - drop a class on an element and it comes alive.

1Multi-Layer Spinner

A loading indicator made of three counter-rotating rings in the theme colours. Class: fx-multi-layer-spinner

Preparing your community

<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
  <div class="text-center">
    <div class="fx-multi-layer-spinner" role="status">
      <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
    </div>
    <p class="small text-body-secondary mt-3 mb-0">Preparing your community</p>
  </div>
</div>

/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-multi-layer-spinner {
  position: relative; display: inline-block; width: 4rem; height: 4rem; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 4px solid transparent; border-top-color: var(--wt-primary);
  animation: fx-multi-layer-spinner-spin 1.1s linear infinite;
}
.fx-multi-layer-spinner::before, .fx-multi-layer-spinner::after { content: ""; position: absolute; border-radius: 50%; border: 4px solid transparent; }
.fx-multi-layer-spinner::before { inset: 4px; border-top-color: var(--wt-secondary); animation: fx-multi-layer-spinner-spin 1.7s linear infinite reverse; }
.fx-multi-layer-spinner::after { inset: 14px; border-top-color: var(--wt-accent); animation: fx-multi-layer-spinner-spin .8s linear infinite; }
@keyframes fx-multi-layer-spinner-spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fx-multi-layer-spinner, .fx-multi-layer-spinner::before, .fx-multi-layer-spinner::after, .fx-multi-layer-spinner *, .fx-multi-layer-spinner *::before, .fx-multi-layer-spinner *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}

2Glitch Text

Splits a heading into offset colour slices that jitter like a broken screen; repeat the text in data-text. Class: fx-glitch-text

SYSTEM ERROR

<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
  <div class="bg-dark rounded-4 px-4 py-5 text-center w-100" style="max-width:19rem">
    <h2 class="display-6 fw-bold text-white mb-0 fx-glitch-text" data-text="SYSTEM ERROR">SYSTEM ERROR</h2>
  </div>
</div>

/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-glitch-text { position: relative; display: inline-block; }
.fx-glitch-text::before, .fx-glitch-text::after {
  content: attr(data-text); position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  -webkit-clip-path: inset(50% 0 50% 0); clip-path: inset(50% 0 50% 0);
}
.fx-glitch-text::before { color: var(--wt-accent); left: 2px; text-shadow: -1px 0 var(--wt-primary); animation: fx-glitch-text-a 2.6s steps(1) infinite; }
.fx-glitch-text::after { color: var(--wt-secondary); left: -2px; text-shadow: 1px 0 var(--wt-accent); animation: fx-glitch-text-b 3.1s steps(1) infinite; }
@keyframes fx-glitch-text-a {
  0% { -webkit-clip-path: inset(0 0 82% 0); clip-path: inset(0 0 82% 0); transform: translate(-3px, -1px); }
  15% { -webkit-clip-path: inset(30% 0 52% 0); clip-path: inset(30% 0 52% 0); transform: translate(3px, 1px); }
  30% { -webkit-clip-path: inset(62% 0 20% 0); clip-path: inset(62% 0 20% 0); transform: translate(-2px, 0); }
  45% { -webkit-clip-path: inset(50% 0 50% 0); clip-path: inset(50% 0 50% 0); }
  80% { -webkit-clip-path: inset(12% 0 70% 0); clip-path: inset(12% 0 70% 0); transform: translate(2px, -1px); }
  90% { -webkit-clip-path: inset(50% 0 50% 0); clip-path: inset(50% 0 50% 0); }
}
@keyframes fx-glitch-text-b {
  0% { -webkit-clip-path: inset(70% 0 8% 0); clip-path: inset(70% 0 8% 0); transform: translate(2px, 1px); }
  20% { -webkit-clip-path: inset(8% 0 76% 0); clip-path: inset(8% 0 76% 0); transform: translate(-3px, 0); }
  35% { -webkit-clip-path: inset(50% 0 50% 0); clip-path: inset(50% 0 50% 0); }
  70% { -webkit-clip-path: inset(40% 0 38% 0); clip-path: inset(40% 0 38% 0); transform: translate(3px, -1px); }
  85% { -webkit-clip-path: inset(50% 0 50% 0); clip-path: inset(50% 0 50% 0); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fx-glitch-text, .fx-glitch-text::before, .fx-glitch-text::after, .fx-glitch-text *, .fx-glitch-text *::before, .fx-glitch-text *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}

3Typewriter

Types a single line of monospace text letter by letter with a blinking caret; set --fx-ch to the character count. Class: fx-typewriter

terminal

Hello, world.

<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
  <div class="bg-dark text-white rounded-3 p-3 w-100" style="max-width:18rem">
    <div class="small text-white-50 mb-1">
      terminal
    </div>
    <span class="fx-typewriter" style="--fx-ch:13">Hello, world.</span>
  </div>
</div>

/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-typewriter {
  display: inline-block; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;
  font-family: var(--ui-font-monospace, monospace);
  width: calc(var(--fx-ch, 20) * 1ch + .15em);
  border-right: .12em solid var(--wt-primary);
  animation: fx-typewriter-type 4.5s steps(var(--fx-ch, 20)) infinite, fx-typewriter-caret .8s step-end infinite;
}
@keyframes fx-typewriter-type { 0% { width: 0; } 65%, 100% { width: calc(var(--fx-ch, 20) * 1ch + .15em); } }
@keyframes fx-typewriter-caret { 50% { border-color: transparent; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fx-typewriter, .fx-typewriter::before, .fx-typewriter::after, .fx-typewriter *, .fx-typewriter *::before, .fx-typewriter *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}